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Lead us not into temptation, but at least allow me the devilish pleasure of scrutinizing HBO's documentary "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" alongside National Geographic Channel's dramatic passion play "Killing Jesus." Both are airing Sunday night, and both are based on just-the-facts bestsellers that nevertheless aroused concerns and challenges. They are, of course, entirely different programs about entirely different subjects, but "Going Clear" and "Killing Jesus" cannot help but raise compatibly fair questions about the nature of religious belief. Who would ever believe a Jewish carpenter in Roman-controlled ancient...

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